China air pax up 9%, air freight down 2% in 2012

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported (22-Feb-2013) air passenger numbers in China increased 9.2% year-on-year to 320 million in 2012. Air freight volume fell 2.0% to 5.4 million tonnes during the year. Total freight in China increased 11.5% to 41.2 billion tonnes. [more - original PR - Chinese]